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Weinstein adviser Lisa Bloom resigns after telling board she wanted reporting with pics of accusers in “friendly poses with Harvey after his alleged misconduct” — The lawyer Lisa Bloom resigned on Saturday as an adviser to Harvey Weinstein, the high-powered film producer facing allegations …
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Company, effective immediately, the board announces in statement — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced cofounder and CEO of The Weinstein Company, has been fired effective immediately, his board of directors said on Sunday. — The statement said:
Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
The Wrap's Sharon Waxman shares how a story she wrote in 2004 for the New York Times about Weinstein's sexual misconduct was gutted — A whole lot of fur has been flying since last Thursday, when The New York Times published a game-changing investigative story about Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook CSO Alex Stamos, who is leading the company's Russia investigation, complains via tweetstorm about a misguided media backlash over “The Algorithm” — “I am seeing a ton of coverage of our recent issues driven by stereotypes of our employees and attacks against fantasy …
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In email to advertisers, Facebook says it'll manually review ads that target users based on politics, religion, ethnicity, or social issues before they go live — Facebook is going to require ads that are targeted to people based on “politics, religion, ethnicity or social issues” …
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New York Times:
How Disney accelerated plans to invest in BAMTech to power two planned streaming services — For two days in late June, Disney's board of directors gathered at Walt Disney World in Florida to wrestle with one topic: how technology was disrupting the company's traditional movie …
CBS News:
On 60 Minutes, Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale describes how he handpicked Facebook employee “embeds” who assisted the campaign with its ad buys — Trump campaign digital director Brad Parscale says Donald Trump won election on Facebook with highly targeted ads — and infrastructure was a key issue
Jennifer Mizgata / Online Journalism Awards:
2017 Online Journalism Awards winners include Le Temps, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and STAT — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Superlative reporting on leaked data, prison reform and undue police force led coverage that garnered top honors for 29 media organizations Saturday night …
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Heather Timmons / Quartz:
Sources: Facebook plans to sign up conservative US magazine The Weekly Standard as a fact-checking partner — In its newest attempt to stem the flood of fake news and conspiracy theories online, Facebook plans to sign up a conservative US magazine, the Weekly Standard, as a fact-checking partner …
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Reveal podcast testing Amplify service with two episodes, listeners can text keywords to receive additional episode info like charts, pictures, and videos — Reveal listeners can text keywords during an episode of the podcast to receive additional materials and information
Jake Kanter / Business Insider:
Filing shows BuzzFeed UK revenue doubled to £20.5M in 2016; workforce increased almost 50% YoY to 204, and pre-tax loss was £3.3M — LONDON — The scale of BuzzFeed's investment in the UK has been revealed in the company's most detailed set of earnings since it launched in London more than four years ago.
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Members of House and Senate intelligence committees shed light on what they will look for in Facebook's Russian ad buy data — Facebook is facing an unprecedented crisis in Washington. And it's only just beginning. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The same week Mark Zuckerberg delivered …
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